![]() Many maps start with data in a standard map projection. Since Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher work together seamlessly, you don’t need to exit the environment and go into another application to edit the source data. You can see all the information assigned to the block group and use the data to create thematic maps or maps that show a specific theme’s spatial variability. For example, you can bring in a census data set from a county, click on a block group in Adobe Illustrator, and open a MAPublisher panel to view its attributes, such as its name, identifier, or demographic makeup. ![]() MAPublisher allows you to work in a GIS environment from inside Adobe Illustrator. A new trail dataset reflecting changes in trails and points of interest can be imported, and its labels on a trail map can be updated quickly using its attributes. For example, on a world map, an updated political border layer can be imported once and re-scaled or transformed using MAPublisher tools without having first to export it from a GIS software. In the real world, natural or artificial boundaries and features are continually changing, and cartographers need to update maps at different scales and different styles to reflect these changes. promotions/products/creative-cloud/illustrator MAPublisher maintains geographic properties of any data imported into Illustrator and maintains a “map awareness” where users can make unique design decisions using data-driven design tools. However, those exported files’ geographic information is lost once opened in Illustrator, essentially turning them into static “map illiterate” documents. Many GIS applications offer an Adobe Illustrator export option, proving that Illustrator has long been the preferred work environment for making maps. MAPublisher bridges the gap between the two worlds of GIS and graphic design software. In contrast, graphic design software has treated geographic features as any other graphic elements, without regard for how they are connected in predictable ways to other geographic elements and to Earth itself. ![]() Traditionally, GIS software has offered users limited ability to manipulate the visual attributes (hue, brightness, saturation, transparency, line thickness, text, etc.) of geographic features. Data-driven map design with MAPublisher for Adobe Illustratorįor more than 25 years, MAPublisher® has been the standard map design solution for Adobe Illustrator, offering users GIS (geographic information systems) functionality in a graphic design environment.
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